Parastrephia

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Parastrephia
Parastrephia sp. (8468975741).jpg
Parastrephia sp.
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Parastrephia

Nutt.
Type species

(syn of P. lucida)[1]
Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
  • Polyclados Phil.

Parastrephia is a genus of South American plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3]

Some Parastrephia species are allegedly used in traditional medicine. For example, is used in the highlands of the Andes to relieve toothache, for bone fractures and bruises, and as a vulnerary.[4]

Species[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  2. ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 449–450 in English
  3. ^ Tropicos, Parastrephia Nutt.
  4. ^ D'Almeida RE, Alberto MR, Quispe C, Schmeda-Hirschmann G, Isla MI (2012). "Antimicrobial phenylpropanoids from the Argentinean highland plant Parastrephia lucida (Meyen) Cabrera". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 142 (2): 407–414. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.010. PMID 22735664.


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